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Sargo (SSN-583)
Launching - Shakedown

Radio Call Sign: November - Echo - India - Hotel
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Keel Laying - Building
Commissioning - Decommissioning

Skate Class Submarine: Laid down, 21 February 1956, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Launched, 10 October 1957; Commissioned, USS Sargo (SSN-583), 1 October 1958; Decommissioned 26 Feb 1988 at Pearl Harbor, and struck from the Naval Register, 21 April 1988; Final Disposition, disposed of through NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 14 April 1994 to 5 April 1995.
Partial data submitted by Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.)

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 2,570 t., Submerged: 2,861 t.; Length 267' 8" ; Beam 25'; Draft 20'; Speed, Surfaced 23 kts, Submerged 18+ kts; Complement 8 Officers, 75 Enlisted; Armament, six 21" torpedo tubes, Propulsion, S3W pressurized water cooled reactor, steam turbines, two propellers, 13,200 shp.
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Sargo 1.73mPDF of Launching, Commissioning, Welcome Aboard & Decommissioning Programs. U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com
PDF added 09/28/10.
Sargo182kAllen Bullock, a former crew member of Sargo (SS-188) views the Sargo (SSN-583) on the building ways at Mare Island on 8 Oct 1957.
US Navy photo # NY9 36929-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo117k Two tickets for Sargo's (SSN-583) launching at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
 Photo courtesy of Richard & Alice Bloom.
Sargo214k Art work on the front page of launching program.
US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo154k Sargo (SSN-583) is ready for launching at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
US Navy photo # NY9 36980-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo163k Stern view of Sargo (SSN-583) on the building ways on her launch day at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
U.S. Navy photo # 36979-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo187k The Sargo (SSN-583) is dressed for her launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 10 Oct 1957.
US Navy photo # NY9 36978-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo77k Christening bottle and case for the Sargo (SSN-583).
U.S. Navy photo # 37015-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo152k The Christening Party arrives for the christening of the Sargo (SSN-583) at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957. The party is from left to right: VADM F. T. Watkins, USN, Commander Anti-Submarine Defense Force, Mrs. F. T. Watkins (Sponsor) and Mrs. F. T. Watkins Jr. (Matron of Honor).
US Navy photo # NY9 36985-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo166k Mrs F. T. Watkins (Sponsor) christens the Sargo (SSN-583) on 10 Oct 1957 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
US Navy photo # NY9 36995-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo195k View of the christening of Sargo (SSN-583) at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
U.S. Navy photo # 36997-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo132k The Sargo (SSN-583) begins to slide down the launching ramp. Photo courtesy of Mike Roberts Photo, Berkeley, CA., & submitted by Robert M. Cieri.
Sargo938kSargo (SSN-583) is seen at the end of the ways during her launching at Mare Island on 10 October 1957. US Navy photo # 36999-10-57, courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo110k Sargo (SSN-583) is waterborne after her launching at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
U.S. Navy photo # 36999-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo102k Sargo (SSN-583) is waterborne after launching at Mare Island on 10 Oct 1957.
US Navy photo # NY9 37001-10-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo833kBroadside of Sargo (SSN-583) immediately after launching at Mare Island on 10 October 1957. Her launching cradle is in the foreground. US Navy photo # 37003-10-57, courtesy of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo138kNever get into a water fight with these vessels. U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com
Photo added 09/28/10.
Sargo32kCommemorative post mark honoring Sargo's (SSN-583) launching, 10 Oct 1957 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Grayback1.0mView of the bow of Grayback (SSG-574) at her outfitting berth at Mare Island on 17 December 1957. Sargo (SSN-583) is forward of Grayback.U.S. Navy photo # 8078-12-57, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo362k Bow view of the Sargo (SSN-583) is shown being outfitted at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 6 Jan 1958.
US Navy photo # NY9 37790-1-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo168k Sargo (SSN-583) is seen in dry dock #1 at Mare Island on 19 March 1958.
US Navy photo # NY9 38544-3-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo77kA surfaced Sargo (SSN-583) underway during her trials in May, 1958.
USN photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo via parche683.net.
Sargo290k Senior trials members aboard Sargo (SSN-583) on 3 August 1958. Left to right: I. H. Whitthorne, Senior Yard Manager; RADM Hyman G. RIckover; and RADM Edward J. Fahy, Shipyard Commander.
US Navy photo # 40466-8-58 courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo845kEarlier morning view of the Sargo (SSN-583) preparing to get underway for trials on 3 August 1958 at Mare Island. YTL-592 is alongside.
US Navy photo # 40450-8-58 courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo758kSargo (SSN-583) departing Mare Island for trials on 3 August 1958.
US Navy photo # 40453-8-58 courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo132kSargo (SSN-583) is seen departing Mare Island on 3 August 1958 for trials.
The object in the left hand corner is a temporary building and the hull sections that line the dockyard are either for Theodore Roosevelt (SSGN-600) or Permit (SSN-594). 		US Navy photo # NY9 40452-8-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo73k VIPs ready for Sargo's (SSN-583) sea trials in August 1958. From left to right: CDR E. E. Kintner, USN (Shipyard Nuclear Power Supt.); Capt. Eugene P. Wilkinson )Original CO of Nautilus (SSN-571); Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; CDR D. P. Brooks, USN (Commanding Officer of Sargo).
US Navy photo # NY9 40449-8-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo273k5 August 1958, Sargo's (SSN-583) trials continue.U.S. Navy Photograph # NPC 1037133, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com
Photo added 09/28/10.
Sargo91kSargo (SSN-583) underway in San Pablo Bay of Mare Island departing on sea trials, 9 September 1958.
US Navy photo # NY9 41103-9-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Sargo211k Aerial view of Sargo (SSN-583) off Mare Island on 13 September 1958.
US Navy photo # NY9 41078-9-58, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
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